应用计算机软件辅助重组hbFGF 基因的筛选

目的：尝试通过计算机的辅助筛选基因重组组合,期望能减少人工筛选的工作量并得到高表达的蛋白。方法：从影响表达的两个因素即翻译起始区陬的二级结构自由能和翻译起始区的密码子偏好性问题研究入手,对部分核苷酸进行了突变,利用RNA二级结构预测软件DNASISv2．5对hbFGF的陬区起始密码子开始前35个核苷酸进行了分析,筛选出预期表达量高的组合并在实验中加以验证。结果：从32种突变方式中筛选出10条自由能绝对值最低的序列做引物,克隆至表达载体上,得到了两株高表达菌株。结论：利用计算机辅助设计可以优化和筛选实验结果,提高工作效率,降低具体实验的工作量。     

一种融合表达谱相关性信息的激活子网辨识算法

传统表达谱数据分析方法集中于寻找差异表达基因和共表达基因集合,没有考虑基因表达产物之间已知的相互作用.近年来在系统生物学的研究中发展了将基因表达谱与蛋白质相互作用网络进行整合分析的方法.现有方法未能综合考虑基因表达差异性和相关性信息,容易导致辨识结果中重要功能分子缺失且生物学功能相关度不高.提出一种融合表达谱差异性和相关性信息的激活子网辨识算法,能够在蛋白质相互作用网络中辨识高功能相关度的激活子网.应用到人免疫缺陷病毒HIV-1感染过程的研究,结果表明,该算法可以有效避免仅考虑基因表达差异性所引入的偏差,揭示了高相关性低表达差异基因在相关通路中的关键性作用.     

新疆喀纳斯湖北端河漫滩湿地植物群落演替

对喀纳斯湖北端河漫滩湿地植物群落进行了调查取样,通过除趋势对应分析(detrended correspondence analysis,DCA)排序研究了群落演替的动态,同时采用Shannon多样性指数、Margalef丰富度指数、Simpson多样性指数和Pielou均匀度指数,分析了物种多样性在群落演替过程中的动态变化,并运用去势典范对应分析(detrended canonical correspondence analysis,DCCA)方法,分析了不同样方中土壤因子与群落多样性指数之间的关系。结果表明:1)该区域植物群落演替序列为泽生苔草群落→西伯利亚早熟禾群落→金露梅群落→沼桦群落→西伯利亚云杉群落;2)随着演替的进行,群落物种优势度显著增加,而物种多样性呈先增加后降低的趋势,金露梅群落最高;3)土壤含水量和群落物种优势度之间存在显著负相关。     

上海虹桥国际机场飞行区植被与鸟类的关系

2008年3月～2009年2月,通过实地样方调查、样方植株烘箱处理和鸟类直接观察及样本解剖,对土道面区不同草高的所选样区进行植被、草丛动物和鸟类的研究,并对相关数据进行处理分析.调查结果显示: 1) 春季菊科、百合科、旋花科和葡萄科等蜜源植物开花会招引来大量昆虫,秋季禾本科、茄科、豆科和葡萄科等结实植物的果实又会为大量的昆虫以及鸟类提供食物; 2) 植被的生物量在一定程度上影响着鸟类种类数变化; 3) 植被和草丛动物的多样性指数具有极其显著正相关性,但鸟类与植被、草丛动物的多样性指数则不具有相关性; 4) 从各样区鸟类遇见率指数来看,各种鸟类对草高的喜好有着一定的差异.据此提出防范机场鸟击相关的对策和建议.     

SARS-CoV-2污染的进口冷链产品导致的一起大连本土新冠疫情

2020年12月15日,大连市报告了4名码头冷链货物搬运工人SARS-CoV-2核酸检测呈阳性,在此之前,大连市已经连续136天没有报告本土病例.在这次大连COVID-19疫情(简称"大连新冠疫情")中,我们收集了2020年12月15日至2021年1月8日期间大连新冠疫情中全部感染者(83)及部分接触的轮船货物样本,其中确诊病例占61.45％(51/83),无症状感染者占38.55％(32/83).通过高通量测序,共获得76条SARS-CoV-2全基因组序列,其中72条(86.75％,72/83)来自临床样本,4条来自R国籍A货船上的冷链食品外包装样本.基因组分析数据显示,与武汉参考株(NC_045512)相比,76条全基因组分别存在12～16个核苷酸突变位点,共享12个核苷酸突变位点,符合B.1.1进化分支突变特征.结合病毒基因组学和现场流行病学调查结果综合分析表明,大连新冠疫情是一起由SARS-CoV-2污染的进口冷链产品感染码头工人导致的本土疫情,在传播过程中至少形成了3个病毒代际和3个相对独立的传播链.     

Preliminary genetic linkage maps of Chinese herb Dendrobium nobile and D. moniliforme

Dendrobium is an endangered genus in the orchid family with medicinal and horticultural value. Two preliminary genetic linkage maps were constructed using 90 F₁ progeny individuals derived from an interspecific cross between D. nobile and D. moniliforme (both, 2n?=?38), using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and intersimple sequence repeat (ISSR). A total of 286 RAPD loci and 68 ISSR loci were identified and used for genetic linkage analysis. Maps were constructed by double pseudo-testcross mapping strategy using the software Mapmaker/EXP ver. 3.0, and Kosambi map distances were constructed using a LOD score ≥ 4 and a recombination threshold of 0.4. The resulting frame map of D. nobile was 1474 cM in total length with 116 loci distributed in 15 linkage groups; and the D. moniliforme linkage map had 117 loci placed in 16 linkage groups spanning 1326.5 cM. Both maps showed 76.91% and 73.59% genome coverage for D. nobile and D. moniliforme, respectively. These primary maps provide an important basis for genetic studies and further medicinal and horticultural traits mapping and marker-assisted selection in Dendrobium breeding programmes.     

不同生境及采样部位对南方红豆杉活性成分含量的影响

采用HPLC法,对采自浙江、福建和江西7个产地以及不同坡向(阴坡和阳坡)、不同坡位(高、中、低坡位)的野生南方红豆杉[Taxus wallichiana var.mairei (Lemée et Lévl.)L.K.Fu et Nan Li]枝叶中紫杉醇、7-木糖紫杉醇和三尖杉宁碱含量进行了分析,并比较了南方红豆杉不同部位(茎皮和枝叶)和不同冠层中3种成分的含量;在此基础上对3种成分含量与环境因子(包括地理、气候及土壤因子)的相关性进行了分析.结果表明:采自阳坡的枝叶中3种成分的含量明显高于阴坡,不同坡向间紫杉醇和7-木糖紫杉醇含量差异显著(P＜0.05).采自不同坡位的枝叶中3种成分的含量均有一定差异,其中采自低坡位的枝叶中3种成分的含量均最高.不同产地间紫杉醇含量有极显著差异(P＜0.01)、7-木糖紫杉醇和三尖杉宁碱含量则有显著差异(P＜0.05);总体上看,采自福建建阳和江西景德镇的枝叶中3种成分的含量相对较高.南方红豆杉茎皮中3种成分的含量显著高于其枝叶;高冠层枝叶中3种成分的含量均高于低冠层枝叶,不同冠层间紫杉醇和7-木糖紫杉醇含量差异显著(P＜0.05).相关性分析结果表明:南方红豆杉中三尖杉宁碱含量与土壤中全N和土壤有机质含量呈极显著或显著的负相关性,与其他因子的相关性均不显著;而紫杉醇和7-木糖紫杉醇含量与所有因子均无显著的相关性;海拔与3种成分的含量均呈不显著的负相关性,提示低海拔可能有利于南方红豆杉中3种成分的合成及积累.     

Validation and dissection of quantitative trait loci for leaf traits in interval RM4923-RM402 on the short arm of rice chromosome 6

Validation and dissection of a QTL region for leaf traits in rice which has been reported in a number of independent studies were conducted. Three sets of near isogenic lines (NILs) were originated from a residual heterozygous line derived the indica cross Zhenshan 97B/Milyang 46. They were overlapping and totally covered a 4.2-Mb heterogenous region extending from RM4923 to RM402 on the short arm of rice chromosome 6. Each NIL set consisted of 10 maternal lines and 10 paternal lines. They were measured for the length, width, perimeter and area of the top three leaves and the number of spikelets per panicle, number of grains per panicle and grain weight per panicle. In NIL sets 6-4 and 6-7, differing in intervals RM4923-RM225 and RM19410-RM6119, respectively, significant variations with the enhancing alleles from the female parent ZS97 were shown for the length, perimeter and area except for the area of the third leaf from top in 6-4, but the effects were lower in 6-4 than in 6-7. No significant effects were detected for the three traits in the remaining NIL set. It was shown that flag leaf length (FLL) is the primary target of the QTLs detected. Two QTLs for FLL linked in repulsion phase were resolved, of which qFLL6.2 located in the 1.19-Mb interval RM3414-RM6917 had a major effect with the enhancing allele from Zhenshan 97B, and qFLL6.1 located in the 946.8-kb interval RM19350-RM19410 had a smaller effect with the enhancing allele from Milyang 46. The two QTLs also exerted pleiotropic effects on the yield traits.     

Effects of Step-Wise Increases in Dietary Carbohydrate on Circulating Saturated Fatty Acids and Palmitoleic Acid in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome

Recent meta-analyses have found no association between heart disease and dietary saturated fat; however, higher proportions of plasma saturated fatty acids (SFA) predict greater risk for developing type-2 diabetes and heart disease. These observations suggest a disconnect between dietary saturated fat and plasma SFA, but few controlled feeding studies have specifically examined how varying saturated fat intake across a broad range affects circulating SFA levels. Sixteen adults with metabolic syndrome (age 44.9±9.9 yr, BMI 37.9±6.3 kg/m²) were fed six 3-wk diets that progressively increased carbohydrate (from 47 to 346 g/day) with concomitant decreases in total and saturated fat. Despite a distinct increase in saturated fat intake from baseline to the low-carbohydrate diet (46 to 84 g/day), and then a gradual decrease in saturated fat to 32 g/day at the highest carbohydrate phase, there were no significant changes in the proportion of total SFA in any plasma lipid fractions. Whereas plasma saturated fat remained relatively stable, the proportion of palmitoleic acid in plasma triglyceride and cholesteryl ester was significantly and uniformly reduced as carbohydrate intake decreased, and then gradually increased as dietary carbohydrate was re-introduced. The results show that dietary and plasma saturated fat are not related, and that increasing dietary carbohydrate across a range of intakes promotes incremental increases in plasma palmitoleic acid, a biomarker consistently associated with adverse health outcomes.